CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The Delta State University baseball team (6-9, 5-9 GSC) suffered a pair of one-run defeats at the hands of the No. 8 Lee (Tenn.) University Flames (13-2, 12-1 GSC) on Saturday afternoon at Lee Carpenter Stadium at Olympic Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL GAME 1: #8 Lee University 4 | Delta State 3
FINAL GAME 2: #8 Lee University 3 | Delta State 2 (8 inn.)
DATE/TIME: Sat., March 13, 2021
START GAME 1: Noon |
TOG: 2:27
START GAME 2: 4 p.m |
TOG: 3:20
LOCATION: Carpenter Stadium-Olympic Field | Cleveland, Tenn.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 6-9 5-9 GSC | Flames 13-2, 12-1 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 11-8
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)
- Lee jumped on top 2-0 on a Ryan Beamish two-run home run with two outs in the first inning.
- Kirkland Trahan tied the game in the second with a two-run home run with Hayden White on base after a infield single.
- Lee scored a run in the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. Dylan Standifer reached on a fielder's choice and came home on a fielding error in the fourth. Thomas Zazarro led off the fifth with a double and came home on a Alan Smith double.
- The Statesmen loaded the bases in the sixth with one out but only managed one run to trim the deficit to 4-3. Josh Smeltzer singled and scored on a Chad Ragland single.
- Delta State loaded the bases in the eighth with one out only to have Lee turn a double play to end the threat.
ON THE MOUND (GM 1)
- Hunter Riggins (1-3) allowed four runs, three earned, on nine hits with three strikeouts in nine innings pitched to take the loss for the Statesmen.
- Logan Workman (2-0) worked five innings, giving up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts to earn the win for Lee.
- Andy Rivera (3) tossed 1.2 innings with a strikeout to close the game and earn the save.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)
- The Green-and-White took a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Ragland walked and scored on a Josh Smeltzer doubled and Trahan walked and scored on a Jake Barlow sac-fly.
- Lee scored a run in the third and fourth innings to tie the game. Brycen Jewell struck out but reached first on wild pitch before scoring on a Smith sac-fly to center field in the third.
- Landon Silver tied the game 2-2 with a solo home run with two outs in the fourth.
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)
- TJ Childree (0-1) took the loss for the Statesmen, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts.
- Chandler Ring (2-0) posted seven strikeouts against two walks and did not yield a hit in five scoreless relief innings.
- DSU starter Christian Day recorded seven strikeouts while giving up two runs on six hits.
- Lee starter Seth Konkel gave up two runs on four this with four strikeouts and five walks.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- White went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored and Shows went 2-for-3 in game one.
- Trahan's home run in the second was his fourth of the year, tying him for the team lead with White and Jake Barlow.
- The Trahan home run was the GSC leading 22nd of the season for the Statesmen.
- Smith, Standifer and Landon Silver each had two hits to lead Lee in game one.
- The Statesmen left 10 runners on base, five in scoring position in game one.
- Riggins tossed a season-high nine innings, and his 96 pitches were the second most pitches this season.
- Smith and Colton Yeager collected two hits apiece to lead the Flames in game two.
- White, Smeltzer, Barlow, and Shows accounted for DSU's four hits in game two.
- Delta State fell to 0-2 in extra inning games this season.
UP NEXT
Delta State and No. 8 Lee University close out the GSC series with a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT).
